The 70's
The first day addresses the emergence of an electronic vocabulary, involving a discussion of video experiments paralleling the Vasulkas', such as
Nam June Paik,
Gary Hill, and
Joan Jonas. The interrelationships of abstract and early computer films, in particular
John Whitney,
Stan VanDerBeek, and
Ed Emshwiller, are covered, focusing on the interchangeability of sound and image. The incorporation of image processing tools (signal processors and analog computers) in video is also underlined. The day closes with a discussion on the artists' creativity with regard to machines and the aesthetic vocabulary of abstraction in media arts.